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Director Liu came out of the kitchen, wearing an apron and carrying a large plate of sliced ​​beef rolls, which he placed on the table.

"Alright, alright, stop fussing, the pot's boiling, we can eat now!"

[Hahaha, Director Liu even cooked himself!]

Indeed, a chef who can't cook won't be a good director.

【What does that mean?】

Jiang Yunyou was the first to rush to the copper pot, grab his chopsticks, and was about to stick them into the hot oil.

Director Liu slapped his hand away: "What's the rush! We'll eat after everyone's here!"

Jiang Yunyou withdrew his hand, looking aggrieved, and waited by the side with the empty bowl in his hand.

Shu Zi arranged the last few dishes, clapped her hands, picked up her bowl, stood next to the copper pot, and stared intently at the bubbling red oil.

Everyone gathered around.

Director Liu raised his glass: "Let's eat!"

The red oil in the copper pot churned more and more violently, with Sichuan peppercorns and chili peppers floating and sinking on the surface of the soup.

Jiang Yunyou was the first to pick up his chopsticks, taking a slice of freshly cooked beef roll, dipping it in the oil, and stuffing it into his mouth, hissing as it was scalding hot.

"Hot, hot, hot! But delicious!"

Su Yanhuan also picked up a piece of tripe and dipped it in the pot several times, muttering, "Seven seconds, seven seconds, seven seconds..."

He counted to seven, picked it up, dipped it in sesame sauce, took a bite, and his eyes lit up: "Delicious!"

Shu Zi calmly dipped a mouthful of duck blood in her broth, then a few slices of beef aorta, filling her bowl to the brim before starting to eat.

She eats with great focus, without saying a word, her eyes fixed on the bowl, her cheeks puffing out.

Gu Yan sat down next to her, cooked a few slices of mutton, and ate slowly.

Fang Yutong quietly ate the food in her bowl, rinsing a few pieces of greens and tofu, but not touching any meat.

She ate slowly, chewing each bite many times.

Han Jingxue and Shen Yihuai cooked the vegetables slowly and patiently.

Shen Yihuai cooked a slice of beef and put it in Han Jingxue's bowl.

Han Jingxue glanced at it and ate it.

Shu Zi saw it, and the corners of her mouth curved into a meaningful auntie smile, which she quickly withdrew, lowered her head and continued eating her tripe, pretending she hadn't seen anything.

Halfway through the meal, Jiang Yunyou put down his chopsticks, patted his already bulging belly, and his eyes darted around:

"Just eating isn't fun, how about we play a game?"

Su Yanhuan became interested, put down her chopsticks, and placed her hands on the table: "What game?"

Jiang Yunyou: "Truth or Dare! Eating hot pot without playing games is like not eating at all."

Shu Zi, still chewing on her meat, swallowed it before saying, "What kind of logic is that?"

Jiang Yunyou tucked one index finger together, shook it from side to side, and gave him a look that said, "You don't understand me." He continued, "This is my logic."

Director Liu, who was standing nearby, also became interested upon hearing this and pulled up a chair to sit down.

"That's good! I'll be the referee."

The rules are simple: spin the bottle, and whoever the bottle's opening points to has to choose truth or dare. Whoever can't or doesn't want to choose has to drink a penalty shot.

Jiang Yunyou glanced at the table and asked, "What do we do if there's no wine?"

Director Liu calmly pulled out a bottle of red wine from behind him: "I'm ready."

Jiang Yunyou stared in disbelief: "Director Liu, have you been wanting to do this for a while now?"

Director Liu looked at him with a puzzled expression, but said without changing his expression, "No, I just grabbed it casually."

Jiang Yunyou glanced at the bottle of wine, then at Director Liu.

I don't believe you.

Su Yanhuan moved the bowls and plates on the table to make room.

Jiang Yunyou placed the empty bottle in the center of the table and rubbed his hands together. "Then I'll spin it first!"

With a flick of his finger, the bottle spun rapidly on the table, its neck passing in front of each person before finally coming to a slow stop.

The bottle opening was aimed at Su Yanhuan.

Su Yanhuan paused for a second, then asked, "...Why am I the first one?"

Jiang Yunyou clapped his hands, gloating, "Good luck, good luck! Choose, truth or dare?"

Su Yanhuan glanced at Jiang Yunyou's eager expression and tentatively asked, "...Truth or dare?"

Jiang Yunyou's eyes lit up, and he was about to speak when Director Liu stopped him.

Director Liu: "I'll ask you this. I'm the judge, so shut up. Su Yanhuan, among the people here, who would you most like to travel with?"

Su Yanhuan answered almost without hesitation: "Sister Zizi!"

Shu Zi was drinking plum juice when she almost choked: "...Huh? Me?"

Su Yanhuan nodded and said seriously, "Sister Zizi seems to be very good at planning, and I won't be bored with her."

Shu Zi wiped her mouth, a little sesame paste still on the corner of her lips: "Are you sure? I might lead you astray."

Su Yan smiled, her eyes crinkling: "Getting lost is fun too. Getting lost is part of the journey."

Shu Zi glanced at her, a slight smile playing on her lips, and raised her chin slightly: "Good eye! Promising! Visionary!"

Jiang Yunyou shouted from the side, his voice tinged with resentment: "I'm also great at planning trips! Why didn't you choose me? My plans are even more accurate than GPS!"

Su Yanhuan glanced at him: "You made the travel plans? I once saw a glimpse of a tourist spot where you even went to the wrong airport."

Jiang Yunyou opened his mouth, but found he couldn't refute it.

[Jiang Yunyou: I'm pretty good at planning too. Su Yanhuan: You even went to the wrong airport.]

[Hahahaha, I was offline that day and I definitely went to the wrong place, hahaha]

[Jiang Yunyou's past has been exposed, hahaha]

[Huanhuan, are you a hater of Jiang Yunyou? You're always saving up dirt on him.]

In the second round, Su Yanhuan spun the bottle.

She mimicked Jiang Yunyou, flicking her finger to make the wine bottle spin a few times before slowly coming to a stop.

The bottle opening was aimed at Fang Yutong.

Fang Yutong was picking up some greens when she paused, put down her chopsticks, and smiled at Director Liu.

Director Liu: "Truth or Dare?"

Fang Yutong thought for a moment: "The truth."

Director Liu looked at her, then at everyone at the table, and asked, "What was the last time you cried?"

The courtyard was quiet for a moment.

Fang Yutong's smile remained unchanged, but her fingers clenched slightly under the table.

"During filming."

Her voice was soft and her tone was steady. "There was a crying scene that the director was never satisfied with. We filmed it more than a dozen times, and in the end, my eyes were swollen from crying."

Director Liu nodded without asking any further questions: "Okay, that's a wrap."

Fang Yutong smiled and continued picking up food with her head down.

Fang Yutong said she cried while filming... but didn't the trending topics say she cried during a live stream?

[These are two different things. A live stream is a live stream, and filming is filming.]

I always felt she wasn't telling the truth.

In the third round, Fang Yutong spun the bottle.

She reached out and gently flicked the bottle, causing it to spin a few times before slowly coming to a stop.

They targeted Yu Shize.

Yu Shize sat at the very end of the table, holding a bowl in his hand. When he saw the bottle pointing at him, his expression didn't change much.

Director Liu: "Truth or Dare?"

Yu Shize was silent for two seconds: "The truth."

Director Liu thought for a moment, tapped his finger on the table, and asked, "If you could go back in time, what would you most want to change?"

Yu Shize fell silent again.

He lowered his head, staring at the soup in the bowl, and after several seconds spoke: "...No, it's no use changing what's in the past."

His voice was soft and his tone was flat.

Jiang Yunyou whispered to Su Yanhuan, "The atmosphere seems a bit off."

Su Yanhuan pinched him and whispered back, "...Don't talk."

Shu Zi lowered her head and ate the tripe, not looking at Yu Shize or Fang Yutong.

She picked up a piece of tripe, dipped it in the pot several times, then put it in her mouth with sesame sauce and chewed it very carefully.

Gu Yan glanced at her and poured some plum juice into her cup.

In the fourth round, Yu Shize spun the bottle.

He reached out and flicked it; the bottle spun a few times before slowly coming to a stop.

It was aimed at Han Jingxue.

Han Jingxue was drinking tea when she saw the bottle pointing at her. She put down her cup and looked at Director Liu expressionlessly.

Director Liu: "Truth or Dare?"

Han Jingxue: "Truth or dare."

Director Liu thought for a moment and asked, "What's the most impulsive thing you've ever done?"